dagblog - Comments for "If it’s Wednesday, there must be Boobies – for Breast Cancer"

Doh!

William K. Wolfrum — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:27:00 +0000

Doh!

I was going to flash my

tmccarthy0 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:54:00 +0000

In reply to If it’s Wednesday, there must be Boobies – for Breast Cancer

I was going to flash my boobs, but then everyone got all serious on your blog... so... it will have to wait for Mardi Gras, sorry Wolfie!

I don't really care for the

DF — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:12:23 +0000

In reply to Wolfie:I don't question your

I don't really care for the boobie-fication of the breast cancer awareness movement. And it's a wider phenomenon than this twitter campaign by now. I ran in my local Komen fundraiser earlier this year and saw "boobie" and "tata" stuff everywhere. I know people think they're just having fun and doing some good, but I think that if they examined it a little bit they would be able to see that placing so much emphasis on the breast part de-emphasizes what is really important - namely, that breast cancer sucks because it hurts people, not because it affects breasts.

Moreover, can you imagine any attempts to try to sex up other forms of cancer?

Wolfie:I don't question your

wws — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:09:41 +0000

In reply to If it’s Wednesday, there must be Boobies – for Breast Cancer

Wolfie:

I don't question your positive motivation in posting this -- it's a very good thing when men care enough to draw attention to diseases that predominantly affect women .... as it is for women to care enough about men to lend their support to further research and recognition of diseases that predominantly affect men. An attitude of goose and gander equality, for which we thank you.

That said, you might want to reconsider this phrasing:

"More than anything, however, Seimet and Ratliff have made the effort to take the serious subject of breast cancer and turn it fun, flirty and sexy....."

Sorry. Nothing can make breast cancer -- or any other kind of cancer that affects parts of the body which, whether male or female, are associated with sexuality -- "fun, flirty and sexy." Laughter is good, diminishing fear, but "flirty and sexy" ? Not really.